Crafting of Ornaments and Their Accessories in Folktales and Folksongs among the Nagas
Ornaments play a very important and specific role in the life of every Naga tribe; therefore in this paper, I refer to their differentiated meanings and roles. Focusing on the cultural meanings of ornaments, I also examine their crafting and accessories as reflected in the Nagas‘ folktales and folk...
| Published in: | Cracow Indological Studies |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Ksiegarnia Akademicka Publishing
2023-12-01
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| Online Access: | https://journals.akademicka.pl/cis/article/view/5494 |
| Summary: | Ornaments play a very important and specific role in the life of every Naga tribe; therefore in this paper, I refer to their differentiated meanings and roles. Focusing on the cultural meanings of ornaments, I also examine their crafting and accessories as reflected in the Nagas‘ folktales and folksongs, arguing for their indispensable role in the survival of the Nagas as an ethnic community.
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| ISSN: | 1732-0917 2449-8696 |